HUMANITIES

GEOGRAPHY EXCURSION - BEACON COVE AND FISHERMAN'S BEND

On Monday 6 May, 8A, 8K and 8I travelled to Beacon Cove for a memorable start to the topic of urbanisation. We boarded the buses at 8:50am, and after a very quick 30 minutes, we landed at the appropriately named Beach Street. As unimpressed as we were, once we organised ourselves, it was a breeze from there on out. Literally! The weather was very cold due to the proximity to Port Phillip Bay, but the aesthetically pleasing apartments, towering twin beacons and pristine beaches made it a charming place.

After filling in our worksheets, we headed down to the suburban part of the neighbourhood with its more family-oriented housing for a quick snack. We camped on somebody’s front lawn and documented some of the neighbourhood’s features before moving towards the light rail for lunch. We noticed the native vegetation and historical attractions there, which added to the feeling of home. After lunch, we travelled to Fisherman’s Bend, where the solar panels, permeated concrete and stacked buildings all made the city sustainable. We soon departed the city after some sightseeing, marking the end to a dynamic day. Who knows, maybe one of us will live in these suburbs one day?

Praneetha Madineedi

Year 8 Student

YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP TO MORNINGTON

On Friday 10 May, 70 Year 10 Geography students had the privilege of going on a one night field trip to Mornington Peninsula. Our purpose of the trip was to evaluate and analyse the diverse coastal environments in Mornington Peninsula. Our first location was at St Paul’s Beach heading towards Sorrento SLSC, which has the best views you will ever see. Here we collected data and studied the coastal environment of each location which we then copied into our geography booklets which are now being used to further study these environments for our Geography Assessment.

Fortunately for us, the rain refrained from drenching us, for our first day - even though we were scheduled for heavy rain. However, we still had to put up with a gigantic 50 km/hour winds, which proceeded to try to pull our documents out of our hands as we made our way towards Sorrento Front Beach, collecting surveys and meeting friendly locals amongst the suburban community established there.

The most fun part of the trip, though, was the time we spent together at the campsite. There was a nice campfire, to burn your marshmallows - and to burn your hands (for two people in particular).

The next morning, it was business as usual. Upon rising, we were quickly ushered to the dining room to have breakfast, and were urged to quickly pack our belongings and clean our rooms.

Jacks Beach was fun - kilometres of wetlands that look deceptively firm, but pull you in and ruin your shoes. Following that, our visit to Hastings was imminent - a nice looking town to collect surveys and to spend a little time before heading back.

Upon arrival back in Melbourne, some felt like the trip was too short, whereas others were happy to be back home. We, for five, were part of the latter. We had maths homework to catch up on!

On behalf of the rest of Year 10 Geography Semester one, we would like to thank Mr Blackmore, Dr Brown, Mr King, Mr O’Brien and Mr Gromer. Without them, this trip would not have been possible.

Ishaan Chowdhary, Sam Bajracharya and James Vassiliou

Year 10 Students